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The week winds to a close, but the events are all gearing up. Today kicks off the three-day High School Rodeo at the Douglas Fairgrounds, and if all goes well, it should remain dry for our local ropers and riders. Kids will want to test their skill at the ‘Pitch, Hit, Run’ Competition at the Boys and Girls Club. Secret Agents are the topic at the monthly Mike Thompson Lecture at the Plaza Hotel if you’re looking for intrigue.

April showers are bringing some unusual blooms to the Legislative lawn. Join Prevent Child Abuse Nevada and Advocates to End Domestic Violence in the annual planting of the pinwheels. We should have a break from the rain by then, but it’ll still be a windy day. Stick around downtown for a special tour of our historic Capitol with Muscle Powered. The storm won’t stop the fun to be found in the valley tonight. Read on to see all your nightlife options, including a free concert at the Sierra at Shepherd of the Sierra Lutheran Church and two performances by comedian Kevin Farley at the Nugget.

Actor, Comedian Kevin Farley will be appearing at the Carson Comedy Club, inside the Carson Nugget in Carson City for two shows on Friday, April 7 at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Farley is the main event at the Carson Nugget during a weekend packed with live entertainment.

Actor, Comedian Kevin Farley will be appearing at the Carson Comedy Club, inside the Carson Nugget, for 2 shows on Friday, April 7 at 8PM & 10PM. Farley is the main event at the Carson Nugget during a weekend packed with live entertainment. The lineup includes Farley in the Carson Comedy Club and FREE perfomances by Ev Musselman in Alatte and Cool Phat Daddy in an all new venue, The Loft. Karaoke will be hosted by J&M Productions in Alatte on Saturday night.

Tickets for Kevin Farley can be purchased at CarsonComedyClub.com or at the Guest Service Center inside the Carson Nugget.

They say March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. We’ve survived the freakish lamb-lion hybrid of March and we’ve survived the week, so let’s celebrate. Laugh it up with Kathleen Dunbar or Geechy Guy; Carson Comedy takes over the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall as well as their regular venue inside the Nugget. Live music, karaoke, and DJ dance parties can be found at all your favorite water holes and hot spots. Meet artist, Mike Bond, at Carson City Art Gallery at their monthly reception.

The final day of March arrives on a Friday and that means full steam ahead with laughs at the Carson Comedy Club in Carson City with special guest Las Vegas comedy favorite Kathleen Dunbar.

A musical lineup headlined by national award-winning musicians is expected to draw a crowd of thousands to the inaugural Carl Howell Memorial Music Festival Aug. 19 in Carson City.

Spring break week is winding to a close, and it’s ending on a soggy note. More of the wet stuff is on its way, but don’t let that stand in the way of a good time. Laugh it up with magician and comedian Brad Bonar Jr. at Carson Comedy in the Nugget. Break a leg to the Proscenium Players. Their spring production, ‘Bus Stop,’ opens tonight in the Brewery Arts Center Black Box Theater. The whole family is welcome at the DHS Boosters Bingo Night at Dayton High tonight; help them raise funds for this year’s Safe and Sober Grad Night.

FRIDAY:

Even if the weather doesn’t agree, there is a spring thaw in our midst. Carson City is picking up the pace, and there’s fun to be had all over. You’ll always find a great comedian at the Carson Nugget on Fridays: this week it’s funnyman Steve Bruner. Head to Sassafras for a fun time with Sacramento indy band, Poindexter. Tonight’s performance by the Brigham Young University's International Folk Dance Ensemble in the Community Center Theater is a special treat. Keep reading: there is so much more.

FRIDAY:

Carson Comedy Club presents Rick D'Elia at the Carson Nugget. Tickets can be purchased at http://bpt.me/2831142 

Under the direction of Richard Doede, the Capital City Community Band will perform its free annual holiday and patriotic concert with a “Salute to Bob Hope,” on Sunday, Dec. 4 at 3:00 p.m., inside the Carson City Community Center's Bob Boldrick Theater, 851 E. William Street.

SILVER CITY, Nev. — The "Silver Pavilion" Inaugura- Palooza concert on August 20th was a big success with at least 150 folks from near and far in attendance during the 6 hour event. The festival style public event was held to celebrate the much anticipated addition of a new outdoor stage to the region's arts and music scene.

Are you ready for the new school year? One last weekend of summer break before the kids of Carson City head back, so make the most of it. Jazz and Beyond takes it up a notch in its final few days with eight hours of non-stop music downtown. Western Nevada College new soccer team plays its first home game today against Folsom Lake Community College. Head to Carson High for the inaugural ‘A Place to Shine’ Show and Shine for fun for the whole family. Keep reading, this is just the tip of the iceberg.

With bullying awareness and prevention being addressed throughout the country, a nationally recognized comedian, motivational speaker and youth advocate will appear Wednesday in Carson City to give his unique take and problem solving advice to teachers, youth and parents.

Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Steph Curry will join superstar athletes and entertainers at the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament in Lake Tahoe later this month.

Well known as an accomplished golfer, Curry finished fourth in the 2013 event and was immediately installed as one of the favorites to win, listed at 5-1 by the Harrah’s and Harveys Race & Sports Book. Curry’s father, Dell, who enjoyed a 16-year NBA career, is also in the field as is Curry’s Golden State Warriors teammate Andre Iguodala.

Come out and enjoy an evening with some of Northern Nevada’s best stand-up comics! a Stand-Up Comedy Showcase on Saturday, June 18 at 8 pm (doors open at 7:30) at the Brewery Arts Center Maizie Harris Jesse Black Box located at 449 W. King St. Carson City, NV 89703. Tickets are only $5 at the door with open seating and a cash bar. For more information please contact Nick Josten at 775-450-4772.

Come out and enjoy an evening with some of Northern Nevada’s best stand-up comics! Wild Horse Productions is hosting a Stand-Up Comedy Showcase on Saturday, May 21st at 8 pm (doors open at 7:30) at the Brewery Arts Center Performance Hall located at 511 W. King St. Carson City, NV 89703. Tickets are only $5 at the door with open seating and a cash bar. For more information please contact Nick Josten at 775-450-4772.

The dictionary defines "fixture" as something that remains in place, an established part of something else.

In downtown Carson City, there are a number of businesses that can make a case for being fixtures, storied parts of the Nevada state capital.

But few are as endearing to so many as Mom and Pop's Diner.

Come out and enjoy an evening with some of Northern Nevada’s best stand-up comics! Wild Horse Productions is hosting a Stand-Up Comedy Showcase on Saturday, April 2nd at 8 pm (doors open at 7:30) at the Brewery Arts Center Maizie Jesse Harris Black Box Theatre located at 449 W. King St. Carson City, NV 89703. Tickets are only $5 at the door with open seating and a cash bar. For more information please contact Nick Josten at 775-450-4772.

Banda Magda mixes a little samba with French chanson, a little Greek folk with Columbian cumbia and Afro-Peruvian lando, all blending perfectly for a lively midcentury pop experience. This band’s globally- influenced music is highly energetic, funny, colorful and crosses into multiple languages.

Welcome to Friday. Here's what's going on around Carson City today and tonight. Have you done your Christmas shopping yet? There's still plenty of places to stop by this weekend, from the Carson Mall to downtown. Here's what you'll find going on today.
FRIDAY:

•*’Divergence’ by artist Katie Lewis at the CCAI Gallery in the Courthouse: 885 E. Musser (8am-5pm)
•*Artists Walter McNamara and Lynda Yuroff featured in the OXS Gallery at the Nevada Arts Council: 716 N. Carson St. (8am-5pm)

Great Basin Geeks is pleased to announce that Great Basin Geek Con, Northern Nevada’s largest locally focused pop culture convention, will be held Oct. 17-18, 2015, at Reno Town Mall, 4001 S Virginia St, Reno.

“The folks at Reno Town Mall and Buy Nevada First share our goal of making the Great Basin a great place to be a geek. We want to show just how amazing the people in northern Nevada really are, especially the geeks,” said Michael Ford, Great Basin Geek Con Chairman.

Many of us will never forget where we were when we first heard about the hijacking and subsequent attacks on the World Trade Center. September 11, 2001 is burned into our collective memory. At 8:30 a.m. this morning there will be a memorial service at the 9/11 Memorial in Mills Park where an I-beam from the fallen towers now serves as a reminder. Even if you cannot make it to the ceremony, please take a moment of silence to remember.

FRIDAY:

• 9/11 Memorial Service at the World Trade Center Steel I Beam located at the eastern edge of Mills Park, near the entrance of the Marv Texeira Pavilion (8:30am)
• Last Day to sign up for Nevada State Museum tour guide training (training sessions are Sept. 15, 16, 22, and 23 from 9am-4pm; training and materials are free; Contact Deborah Stevenson: dstevenson@nevadaculture.org or (775) 687-4810, ext. 237 to RSVP)
• Great Reno Balloon Race at Rancho San Rafael Regional Park, Reno (3:30am Gates Open; 5:15am Super Glow Show; 6:45am Mass Ascension Launch; 7am-8am Star Wars Pajama Contest; 9:30am Tissue Paper Balloon Launch; 4:30am-10am Shopping along Balloon Boulevard)

The one-man Broadway comedy “Defending the Caveman” is coming to the Bob Boldrick Theater in the Carson City Community Center at 8 p.m. Saturday.

“It is all about the sexes and how they see and hear the same topics of conversation in very different ways,” said Phyllis Patton, president of the Friends of the Carson City Library. “We can all relate to at least one of these scenarios. It’s guaranteed laughter and elbow pokes to the ribs throughout the evening.”

Lake Tahoe radio host, standup comedian and emcee of the Improv at Harveys, Howie Nave is among 62 Nevada radio and television personalities and managers who will be inducted into the Nevada Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame this Saturday in Las Vegas.

Nave, who has been with KRLT FM 93.9 as host of “Howie’s Morning Rush” at Lake Tahoe for nearly 15 years, will be inducted at the Four Seasons Hotel. He joins the ranks of more than 800 broadcasters from around Nevada who make up the Hall of Fame, celebrating its 20th year.

STATELINE — Sports stars and celebrities worked out the kinks from tee to green Tuesday during the opening practice round of the American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course at Lake Tahoe.

Among the headliners to warm up and sign autographs at the famed Tahoe South course were defending 2014 champion Mark Rypien, retired New York Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens, American Olympic soccer star Brandi Chastain and first-timer Justin Timberlake.

There’s one place where NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB rivalries meet annually to settle old scores. The venue: Lake Tahoe. The event: The American Century Championship. At stake: a share in the $625,000 prize purse. The scene: Six days of fist bumps, high fives, autograph signing, photos with fans, laughs galore and some great golf.

A blockbuster lineup of sports legends, all-stars, Olympians and hall of famers plus Hollywood celebrities of film and television will go tee to green July 14-19 at the 26th American Century Championship at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Club.

Cherry Creek Radio has filed with the FCC to sell South Lake Tahoe based KRLT-FM and KOWL-AM to current General Manager, Steve Harness and a group of investors.

"I put together a group of investors and secured financing to make it possible," Harness told South Tahoe Now. "I've put eight years of sweat equity into both stations and I did not want to see that work undone by new owners."

Huck Flyn has worked with such stars as, Rob Schneider, Elaine Boozler, Margaret Cho, Vic Dunlop, Brad Garrett, Kevin Nealon, Bobby Slayton, Chris Titus, along with music acts such as, Joe Walsh, Eddie Money, Johnny Rivers, Three Dog Night, Lone Star & many, more.

Huck’s first comedy gig was opening for The Amazing Jonathon and his second gig was opening for Bill Engvall; not a bad start. Flyn, who brought his guitar and musical talent into the act, was an instant hit.

Will C has been featured in Gone Girl, Mom, Hello Ladies, Ragtag, Kill Em’ All, Wendall and Vinnie, Monk, Numb3rs, Knight Rider, MANswers, Family Jewels, Storage Hunters, Yes Man, Seven Pounds, Never Surrender, Article 99, Mr. and Mrs. Bridge, Inherent Vice, Wizards Dream, The Vatican Files, Purge 2, and Murder of a Cat. He’s presently working on Revival and just wrapped shooting Hail Caesar with the Coen brothers. With his quick wit, over the top goofiness, and his ability to relate to his audiences, Will has become a favorite at clubs, colleges, and military bases everywhere.